Street art, greening projects, parklets, creative seating, atmospheric lighting and new unique events are just some of the projects which could be supported under the City Council’s new City Centre Placemaking Fund. Tobin street, Cork City The aim of this initiative is to support projects which will enhance, improve, and enliven people’s experience of Cork…

Irish Economist, Jim Power, giving an economic forecast for 2019, at the Fitzgerald & Partners Business Lunch at the Blue Haven Hotel, Kinsale, Co. Cork. Leading economist Jim Power briefed a full to capacity breakfast briefing in Kinsale in December organised by accountants Fitzgerald & Partners. The event was attended by leading stakeholders in the…

Pictured are Andrew Salerno, Global Marketing Director for Sea Box Inc and Patrick Hogan, Managing Director of Sea Box Energy. The Sea Box Group, a leading modular and offsite heating solutions provider has launched two online ecommerce companies in Ireland. They will be based from Cork and will create 20 jobs over the coming years.…

Photo courtesy of Donal O’ Leary Escaping the stresses and strains of a 21st century lifestyle is a challenge for all of us. Just coping with life’s daily demands and expectations takes its toll, and even the most experienced and seasoned professionals need to recharge their body’s batteries. Nobody knows this better than former garda Patrick Mulcahy,…

Housing prices nationally rose by 5.5% during 2018, according to the latest House Price Report released today by Ireland’s No.1 property website, daft.ie. The average price nationwide in the final quarter of the year was €254,000, down 1.1% on the figure for the third quarter. The annual increase of 5.5% (€241,000 was the average asking price…

The Tánaiste and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Trade, Mr. Simon Coveney, T.D., has announced that the Passport Service has reached yet another record-breaking year, with over 822,000 Irish passports issued. These figures are similar to 2017 figures and, during peak periods, more than 6,500 applications were submitted in a single day. The award-winning Online…

The Cork International Travel Fair in association with Cork Airport will take place once again at the Cork International Hotel on Saturday 2nd and Sunday 3rd of February. Now in its third year, the Cork International Travel Fair will see more than 3,000 people availing of special offers and learning about new holiday destinations from…

As Christmas approaches and a new year beckons, many people are inclined to do an audit on the past 12 months; an audit on life. There’s accounting to be done on things achieved and maybe a transferal of unfinished business to a new 2019 list. That’s fair enough. But what I personally disapprove of hugely…

A massive 20-foot container has been filled with food contained in 160 boxes for three Cork charities, following an appeal earlier this month. It has been announced today that this will be be an annual event. The Lord Mayor of Cork, Councillor Mick Finn, launched the first ever NRG Food Energy Appeal earlier in December.…